Poppy Elizabeth Jamie (born 19 July 1990) is a British

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and former

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based in London. She is a co-founder of the accessories brand Pop & Suki and the wellbeing and mindfulness app Happy Not perfect.

Entrepreneurship

In September 2016, Jamie launched direct-to-consumer accessories brand Pop & Suki, co-founded with her best friend

Suki Waterhouse Alice Suki Waterhouse (born 5 January 1992) is an English model, actress and singer. She began a career in modelling at the age of 16, and she would go on to model for several major fashion labels. Her first feature film as an actress was a min ...

. Pop & Suki's launch collection includes handbags and jewelry, and has been featured in publications including ''

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'', ''

Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the st ...

'', '' W'', and ''

Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

''. Jamie also launched ''Happy Not Perfect'' in 2017, an app focused on improving mental health and positive wellbeing. The aim of the app is "to raise self-esteem and try to counteract the culture of likes and selfies through feel-good mantras, brain games and community." In September 2016, it was announced that Jamie would be a speaker at the TEDxHollywood 2016 conference.

Entertainment career

Since 2010 she's anchored a variety of shows including ''

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'' and ''

The Hot Desk ''The Hot Desk'' is a British music interview show that has been hosted by a number of presenters including Nicole Appleton, Melanie Blatt, Dave Berry, Emma Willis, Laura Whitmore, Sarah Jane Crawford and Alice Levine. The show was produced for ...

'', both for

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and the ''MTV Movie Awards'' on

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. She's also been a showbiz correspondent and hosted a

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. At the age of 19, Jamie became an entertainment correspondent at

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. In 2012 she graduated at the

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and was hired as a correspondent for ''

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''. In 2015, Jamie hosted ''Pillow Talk with Poppy'', Snapchat's first chat show."Behind The Scenes With Snapchat Original Series 'Pillow Talk'"
by Natalie Jarvey, ''Hollywood Reporter'', April 24, 2015

References

External links

Poppy Jamie on TED
2014
Poppy Jamie, the Golden Girl of Showbiz
26 January 2015 by Monicha Tully

Huffington Post, September 2013
A Brit In California, Poppy Jamie's Guide To L.A.
Suitcase Magazine, September 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamie, Poppy ITN newsreaders and journalists Living people British television presenters English television presenters 1990 births